At an airport in New York, a plane had just landed and come to a stop.
The cabin door opened, and Tony and Ethan walked out, followed closely by Rhodes.
Tony stood on the ground, arms outstretched, and took a deep breath of the free air.
"Phew~ I'm finally back!" Tony said with emotion.
Pepper was also happily looking at Tony, tears welling up in her eyes. Happy stood behind the car that was there to pick up Tony, and he also looked a little excited.
"Your eyes are red. Did you miss your missing boss?" Tony said to Pepper with a smile.
"I'm just happy. It saved me time looking for a job," Pepper said stubbornly, her eyes red.
Tony became serious when he heard this and said solemnly, "That's right, your vacation is over."
They walked together toward the car that was there to pick them up. On the way back, Tony had already introduced Ethan to everyone.
Tony, Ethan, and Pepper got into the back seat of the car. Happy turned around from the driver's seat and asked, "Where to now, sir?"
Pepper said to Happy, "Take us to the hospital, Happy. He needs a full check-up."
Unexpectedly, Tony shook his head and said, "No, I know I'm healthy."
Pepper immediately retorted, "You have to go to the hospital for a check-up. What if something's wrong?"
Tony said firmly, "I'm very clear that I'm fine. Ask Ethan if you don't believe me. We didn't even get a scratch."
Ethan, sitting in the back, didn't expect to be mentioned suddenly. He said a little reservedly, "Ah, that's right, we weren't injured at all."
At the same time, he added in his heart, "I didn't even do anything and I was saved." He thought of the black figure.
Pepper was about to say something in response to Ethan, but Tony cut her off.
Tony looked at Pepper and said, "Look!"
Then he continued, "I've been stuck in that cave for over two months, and I just want to do two things right now."
"One is to eat two cheeseburgers, two special whole-grain pancakes, and a large iced Coke."
"And the other is..."
Before he could finish, Pepper rolled her eyes and said helplessly, "You really are a pervert."
Tony was speechless for a moment, then explained, "It's not that! I need you to help me hold a press conference."
Pepper looked puzzled. "A press conference? What press conference?"
Tony didn't answer, just said to Happy, "Drive, let's go eat first."
At the entrance of the Osborn Group, Meng Ran and Liu Xiu were still selling crepes from their food truck.
After destroying the cave camp, Meng Ran had flown back to New York in his aircraft, moving much faster than Tony.
He had arrived in New York in the middle of the night, while Tony had arrived this morning.
After arriving in New York, Meng Ran had informed the people of the Pentagram Alliance and gone home to rest. He then got up this morning to sell crepes as usual.
A black stretch limousine pulled up to the curb. Happy got out of the driver's seat and walked to the car door to open it for the passengers.
Tony, Ethan, and Pepper got out of the car one after another and walked towards the food truck.
The people queuing in front of the food truck saw Tony approaching and immediately pulled out their phones, whispering amongst themselves.
After all, the news of Tony Stark's kidnapping by terrorists was almost common knowledge.
More than two months had passed, and everyone thought he was probably dead, but they didn't expect to see him here.
Tony ignored the people around him and walked directly to the food truck. Then, he said to Meng Ran, "Two special whole-grain pancakes."
After he finished speaking, he turned to look at Ethan and the others, then added, "And three signature deluxe double-crisp beef whole-grain pancakes."
"And four large iced Cokes."
Liu Xiu nodded and then told Tony the total price.
Tony looked back at Pepper, and she took out the money and handed it to Liu Xiu.
"Give him a hundred in tips too, this is my privilege renewal fee," Tony said to Pepper again.
Pepper then took out another green hundred-dollar bill and handed it to Liu Xiu.
Liu Xiu smiled politely and accepted the money.
Meng Ran looked at Tony, who was staring blankly at the pancake stand, and laughed, "Mr. Stark seems to be in good spirits. It seems that those news reports weren't true after all. I thought something had happened to you."
"Without Mr. Stark's sponsorship, my income has also decreased a lot during this time."
Tony, smelling the aroma of the pancakes, swallowed and also joked, "Aren't you supposed to not care about money? Back then, I offered you a million to be a chef, and you refused."
"Hahaha, I was just kidding. It's just that I'm a little unaccustomed to not having Mr. Stark as a customer," Meng Ran said with a laugh, then handed the freshly made multigrain pancakes to Tony.
Tony took his two special multigrain pancakes and a cola and sat at the empty table next to it and began to eat with gusto.
"Mmm~~~, this is the taste~" Tony took a bite of the pancake and then let out a satisfied sound.
Looking at Ethan and the others beside him, Tony mumbled with a mouthful of pancake, "What are you waiting for? Go get some."
Hearing this, they snapped out of it and went to take the remaining pancakes from Meng Ran.
They were mainly stunned; they'd never seen Tony eat something so... inelegantly.
The group each took a pancake and sat down at the table, starting to eat.
After just one bite, their eyes lit up.
"Delicious~" Pepper exclaimed, swallowing the pancake in her mouth.
She hadn't really wanted to eat it at first, because she was trying to lose weight and control her figure, but since the boss had ordered it for her, she had to eat a few bites.
But she hadn't expected to be unable to stop after that first bite. One bite after another, and soon a whole pancake was gone.
Ethan was also conquered by the delicious multigrain pancakes. He quickly finished one, then gulped down several mouthfuls of cola and let out a loud burp.
Tony also finished two pancakes and drank a large glass of cola. He patted his stomach and let out a satisfied burp.
After finishing the pancakes, Tony and the others got back in the car and set off. The venue for the press conference had already been set up.
They headed towards the press conference, and on the way, they bought two cheeseburgers.
When the car drove into the venue, there were already a lot of reporters nearby.
"Look who's back!" Obadiah said to the reporters with a smile. Then he went up to Tony, who had just gotten out of the car.
He hugged Tony tightly and said with a smile, "Tony! I was going to go to the hospital to see you."
Tony hugged him back and smiled, "I'm fine."
Then he took two hamburgers from Happy.
Obadiah led Tony inside, laughing as he said, "You even brought hamburgers? You should eat something."
"Didn't bring one for me?"
Tony heard this and handed him one; he was actually a little full.
Obadiah had been joking, but he hadn't expected Tony to actually give him one.
He could only laugh and accept the hamburger, holding it in his hand. With so many reporters present, he couldn't just start eating.
When they reached the venue, everyone was applauding to welcome Tony.
Tony walked through the crowd and sat directly on the floor of the podium, gesturing for the reporters to sit down as well.
"Hey, how about we all sit down? That way you can see me, and I can see you."
"Let's keep it casual."
Hearing this, the reporters either squatted or sat down.
Obadiah had been standing on the stage, intending to say something, but seeing Tony and the reporters sit down, he had no choice but to squat down beside Tony.
After Tony sat down, he took out a hamburger, unwrapped it, and took a bite.
The reporters all quieted down, focusing on Tony on the stage, eager to hear what he would say.
Tony swallowed the hamburger in his mouth and then turned to Obadiah beside him, saying, "Good to see you."
Obadiah also responded to Tony with a benevolent smile, "You too, Tony."
"I didn't make it in time to see him for the last time," Tony said to him again.
Without waiting for a reply, Tony turned to face the reporters in front of him and said, "I didn't make it in time to see my father for the last time."
"I wanted to ask him what he thought about producing weapons."
"Did he ever struggle with it? Did he ever waver?"
"Or was he just a tough guy, as the media portrays?"
"I witnessed young soldiers being killed."
"Killed by the very weapons meant to protect them."
"I realized I was becoming a part of this irresponsible world."
The reporters were getting restless. One of them, after being called upon, asked eagerly, "Mr. Stark, what exactly happened?"
Tony heard the question and stood up again, his voice booming, "I've awakened. I realized I can contribute more to the world than just manufacturing weapons."
As he spoke, he walked to the podium and announced a sentence that made the entire audience erupt.
"So, I've decided to shut down the weapons division of Stark Industries, effective immediately!"
"Until I find a new goal for the company and other directions that I deem correct, and that align with the best interests of the nation!"
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